Safety assessment of unknown non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) in food contact materials (FCM) simplified
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December 23, 2013
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December 22, 2013
NGOs send letter to ECHA
NGOs accuse ECHA of failing on SVHC authorization, ECHA responds that process continues to be improved
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December 20, 2013
DG SANCO reveals plans for 2014
European Commission working group on food contact materials held meeting in Brussels, new regulation for ceramics expected in 2015, guidance for Declaration of Compliance now available
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December 19, 2013
Screening data on 1800 chemicals
US EPA publishes screening data on 1800 chemicals, opens ToxCast challenges to use data for public health risk assessment
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December 18, 2013
ACC comments on DiNP listing
ACC responds to California’s listing of DiNP as hazardous chemical: weight of evidence speaks against listing
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December 18, 2013
BPA levels in Japanese canned foods
New study investigates BPA levels in Japanese foods, imported foods contain significantly higher levels than domestic products
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December 18, 2013
EC opinion on nanosilver
European Commission publishes draft scientific opinion on nanosilver, open for public consultation until February 2014
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December 18, 2013
California declares DiNP hazardous chemical
California places DiNP on proposition 65, substance authorized as plasticizer in US and EU
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December 17, 2013
New FCM substance on SVHC list
ECHA adds 7 chemicals to REACH candidate list, includes food contact substance
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December 17, 2013
Nano Network publishes annual report
Annual report of EFSA’s Nano Network published; suggests genotoxic test guidelines for nanomaterials
